Ab Lounge Pro Promises Best Results With Low Effort

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Review Summary

The Ab Lounge series is based around a movable chair in which one can do jackknife (“double”) crunches without straining the head and neck. It is one of the most popular ab machines around, but some think any ab machine is unnecessary.  The Ab Lounge Pro is not featured on the manufacturer’s web site.  Fitness Quest is now promoting the next generation Ab Lounge Xtreme.

Product  at a Glance

The Ab Lounge Xtreme, the most recent and highest-end version of this machine, is a foldable, padded mesh chair that supports the body while one does abdominal crunches.

Product in Focus

This Ab Lounge Xtreme was created partly in response to complaints that earlier versions of the machine were difficult to fold. This one should be easier to use. It is a mesh chair on a metal frame with adjustable foot pedals and an “iso-grip” strap that holds the hands in place. The machine supports weight up to 275 pounds and can be adjusted for shorter, petite users. It comes with a DVD of workouts for three fitness levels – beginning, intermediate and advanced – and a meal guide. A year’s membership in an online personal fitness club, which the company says costs $149 annually, comes with purchase. The added features may entice one who is undecided or who wants to begin getting in shape.  Generally, if one is in shape or of a certain athletic ability, this chair and its added accessories may not be of great benefit.

Lifestyle

Home ab machines are somewhat controversial in that some exercisers believe they are an unnecessary expense as exercises performed without machines seem to be just as effective. Most of those people, however, exercise regularly and are committed. For others, having a machine means the difference between doing crunches or not doing them at all which is why the product has been quite successful. Machines like the Ab Lounge Xtreme receive particularly high marks from users who say they have back or neck problems. The machine helps tone abdominal muscles only; in order to lose weight a healthy diet must be maintained and exercise variety must be incorporated. The Ab Lounger Xtreme is available online for $169.99. Some earlier versions of this machine were voluntarily recalled so if buying second hand, be mindful that the product may have some ergonomic or functional problems. The Web sites listed above may have more details on recent and earlier versions of the Ab Lounge.

Positives

Folds away easily
Receives high marks from consumers
May allow those with back or neck problem to exercise

Negatives

Previous versions have been recalled
Some consider it an unnecessary expense

Final Thoughts

With so many people overweight and out of shape, whatever motivates someone to maintain an exercise regime is a positive thing. It is not essential to have an ab machine in order to do effective exercises, but for many people using a home machine is the only way they would work their abs. For that reason, readers may want to investigate this product.  The links provided atop this review will direct readers to further information on this product, including consumer discussions pertaining to their feelings about how it worked.